scoff

skɒf

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of scoff - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

mocking

intr.

laugh at with contempt and derision

intr.

They scoffed at his ambitious plans.

deride

mock

ridicule

eating quickly

tr.

eat food quickly and greedily

tr.

He scoffed down his lunch in just a few minutes..

devour

gobble

wolf

Noun

scornful expression

expression of scorn or mockery

His scoff at the idea was quite dismissive..

derision

mockery

ridicule

object of scorn

object that is mocked or scorned

The idea became a scoff among critics.

derision

mockery

meals

Slang

food or rations in slang

Slang

They shared their scoff with the newcomers.

chow

grub

nosh

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scoff at

mock or ridicule someone or something

They scoff at his new ideas during the meeting.

scoff down

eat something quickly and eagerly

He scoffed down his lunch in five minutes.

Origin of scoff

Middle English, scof (mockery)

Examples of scoff in a sentence

Critics scoffed at the movie's plot.
She scoffed her dinner before the meeting.
They scoffed the snacks in no time.
Her scoff was loud enough for everyone to hear.
A scoff escaped his lips during the speech.
His prediction was treated as a scoff by the panel.

The proposal remained a scoff until it succeeded.
The hikers packed enough scoff for the long journey.
He always had some scoff ready for unexpected guests.

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French:se moquer, ricanement, ...
German:verhöhnen, Hohn, ...
Italian:deridere, derisione, ...
Spanish:burlarse, mofa, ...
Portuguese:zombar, desdém, ...
Chinese:嗤之以鼻, 笑柄, ...
Japanese:嘲笑する, 嘲笑, ...
Arabic:سَخِرَ مِن, سُخْرِيَة, ...
Hebrew:לִלְעוֹג, לַעַג, ...
Russian:насмехаться, насмешка, ...
Ukrainian:насміхатися, глузування, ...
Hindi:हँसी उड़ाना, उपहास, ...
Bengali:উপহাস করা, উপহাস, ...
Catalan:burlar-se de, burla, ...
Czech:posmívat se, posměšek, ...
Danish:håne, hån, ...
Dutch:spotten, spot, ...
Greek:χλευάζω, χλευασμός, ...
Hungarian:kigúnyolni, megvető megjegyzés, ...
Khmer:សើចចំអក, ការចំអក, ...
Korean:비웃다, 비웃음, ...
Persian:تمسخر کردن, تمسخر, ...
Polish:drwić, drwina, ...
Portuguese (BR):zombar, desdém, ...
Romanian:a batjocori, batjocură, ...
Swedish:håna, hån, ...
Thai:หัวเราะเยาะ, การเยาะเย้ย, ...
Turkish:alay etmek, alay, ...
Vietnamese:cười nhạo, sự chế giễu, ...

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